Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27

From pamphlet entitled Resources, |
Advantages and Prospects of Yolo County,
recently issued by the County Board of
Trade, much OF the following is extracted
CACHE CREEK FRUIT BELT
This section of Yolo county occupies |
about l0x15 miles, and is principally west |
and north from Woodland. 1t is properly |
Cache creek delta, as some eight we'll
defined channels can be traced. These |
have been filled by the wash from the
mountains, forming gray loan and some
sandy and gravelly soil which is from 10 |
to SO feet deep. No better fruit land ex-
lists than this delta soil il does not pack |
nor bake in the sun, is easily cultivated |
and does not require irrigation, as it viii |
retain moisture during the entire summer |
TREE FRUIT.
James Moore planted a lfteen-acre
orchard iii 1858, near Cacheyille In 1860
+. Bynum planted five acres near Mr..
Moore. In 1861 Messrs. Sutton q Diggs
planted five acres, and the same year John
Laugenour set out four acres of trees.
These We're the pioneer experiments in
Yolo county fruit-cultme The varieties
we're poor, and in many instances proved
10 be seedlings. The varieties were apple,
pear, nectarine, plum, ig almond and
peach. These orchards were not generally
irrigated the peaches lasted fifteen wears
and bore well where no irrigation was
used, and only five years where water was
used freely. The plums did well for fifteen
or twenty years. All other varieties are
still living and doing well. The fig, apple,
pear and almond were never known to fail
to produce good crop. The fig trees have
grown to an enormous size some being two
feet through the trunk and forty feet high.
Many small orchards were planted for
family use, but not until recent years did
the profits of fruit-culture become appa-
rent, and planting Of trees and vines begin
III earnest. Six years ago j. +. Card, four
and half miles from Cacheyille, began
planting sixty acres, and now has 1000
trees, 900 Lawton blackberries 500 Black
cap raspberries, 1900 raspberries, nine
acres Strawberries, six acres are now bear
ing. Samuel Nutting has fifteen acres
planted TO peach, pear and prune trees.
Aaron Harley has ten acres in Bartlett
pears. Benjamin Peart, three miles north
Of Woodland, has 40 acres in trees and
twenty in vines. Loomis, Sherman and
Dexter all have thriving young orchards
near Mr.. Peart. j. r. Springer has 20
acres near Mr.. Card, well set to trees of
choice varieties. Otto Schluer and +.
Martinelli each have fifteen acres to or
chard and vines, ON the creek. about one
mile from Mr.. Peart. These orchards are
young, having been planted within the
last hive or SIX years. 1t is worthy of note,
that trees on Peart's, Springer's, Dexter's
and 1erhys places bore quite well the
second year. 1t Is estimated that Mr..
Card wlll have - tons of apricots this
year. Mr.. Nutting 20 tons, and Mr.. Peart
80 tons.
BERRIES
Small fruit can be grown anywhere on
the delta. These require irrigation, but
water is abundant and can be placed where
required at small cost by means of horse
power and steam-punps Five years age
}. Z. Card planted acres of strawber-
rles and the second year harvested ! J
tons. That year he increased the ''patch''
10 81 acres and the following year har-
vested % tons. This year from six acres,
up to June 18th, he has marketed Is tons
and the vines viii continue to bear until !
September.
In December, 1885, Baker & Martin
planted II acres, and the following spring
gathered $3.50 pounds This vear to June |
10th, they have picked six tons. There
are now 80 acres in berries Ia Mr.. Cards |
neighborhood. A ready sale Is found for !
all the fruit raised
Lusll & Son, of Oakland, have land ad- |
iJsining Mr.. Card, and this spring planted |
sixteen acres in strawberries, and twelve |
acres each in blaekberries and raspiserries.
The next two or three years will sote a |
wonderful advance 10 berry culture.
yBGETABLEs.
In isis same sectios vegetables grow 10 |
perfection, and many kinds, such as
tomatoes, potatoes, peas. beans, pump
kins, squash, melons and early corn do !
not require irrigation. An orchardist
can, on this land, raise his living among
she trees while they are coming to ma
turity. The facilities of marketing Yolo
frnit are inducing others to engage in this
CULTURE w. NJ. Coward recently subdi-
vi3ei tract of 250 acres of this bottom
land. lie sold several small pieces at 800
per acre, ssd finally Messrs. Treat & Ali
son, of San Francisco, purchased the re-
manning 100 acres, intending 70 plant an
almond orchard Other large trseis are to